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pharaoh

Ruler of Ancient Egypt

Entitynoble title historical positionQ37110

Instance of: noble title
, historical position
Subclass of: ruler
, monarch
Country: Ancient Egypt

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The Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that referred more specifically to "king's administration" rather than the king. The earliest confirmed instance of the title used contemporaneously for a ruler is a letter to Akhenaten, possibly preceded by an inscription referring to Thutmose III. Although the title only came into use in the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom, scholars today use it for all the rulers of Egypt from the First Dynasty until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Republic in 30 BCE.

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Applies to jurisdiction: Ancient Egypt
Female form of label: faraona
faraona
фараонка
faraonka
Pharaonin
Pharaonin
faraona
Has list: list of pharaohs
Native label: ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ transliteration or transcription: pǝrro
𓉐𓐰𓉻 transliteration or transcription: pr-ˤ3
𓆥 transliteration or transcription: nswt-bjtj · literal translation: Binse und Biene
Pharăo literal translation: casa elevada
Said to be the same as: Pharaoh in the Quran
Pharaohs in the Bible
Started: 3150 BCE sourcing circumstances: circa
Ended: 30 BCE
Debut participant: Bible
Depicts: monarch
Different from: Pharaoh
Pharaoh
Male form of label: Pharao

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